Traditional food & drink in Extremadura
Extremadura has 4 regional specialities worth seeking out in its heritage towns. Many carry a DOP or IGP protected-origin mark, which ties the product to a defined area and production method.
- Torta del Casar
- A soft, creamy sheep's-milk cheese so runny you scoop it from the rind with bread.
- Jamón ibérico de Extremadura
- Acorn-fed Iberian ham cured on the dehesa oak pastures of the region.
- Migas extremeñas
- Fried breadcrumbs with pork, peppers and garlic, rustic shepherd's fare.
- Pimentón de la Vera
- Smoked paprika dried over oak, the spice that defines Spanish chorizo.
Where to try it
38 heritage towns across Extremadura:
CáceresTrujilloGuadalupeAlcántaraPlasenciaCoriaZafraJerez de los CaballerosMéridaOlivenzaAlburquerqueLlerenaFregenal de la SierraHornachosMedellínGarrovillas de AlconétarValencia de AlcántaraHervásGranadillaMontánchezFuente del MaestreBurguillos del CerroFeriaMagacelaAzuagaVillanueva de la VeraPasarón de la VeraValverde de la VeraCabezuela del ValleGataGalisteoRobledillo de GataGarganta la OllaBrozasHoyosSan Martín de TrevejoMalpartida de PlasenciaPalazuelo-Empalme